Cyber Safety Worksheet: OTP and PIN Safety

Cyber safety lesson 4: Never share an OTP or PIN · Set 552 · 40 questions

Stay safe (Nobody asks for an OTP): Never read out, type into a link or send an OTP or PIN to anyone — caller, friend or “customer care”. An OTP you did not ask for means someone may be trying to get in: ignore it and tell a parent. Keep PINs in your memory, cover the keypad and lock your phone screen.

1. 1.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) showing it to a stranger (b) telling a parent (c) a locked phone screen (d) keeping OTPs secret
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) texting an OTP to a pal (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) telling OTPs to callers (d) a locked phone screen
3. 3.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP in a group chat? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
4. 4.🧾 An OTP message says “Do not share”. Why? (a) it can open your account (b) it costs money to send (c) it is a secret game (d) it is a joke
5. 5.🔢 Safe or unsafe: an OTP for a “prize”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) telling a parent (b) typing it in yourself (c) a secret phone PIN (d) a PIN in your notes app
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) a PIN like 1234 (d) PIN on a sticky note
8. 8.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a PIN like 1234 (b) telling OTPs to callers (c) showing it to a stranger (d) checking with a parent
9. 9.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) a locked phone screen (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) ignoring a surprise OTP (d) keeping OTPs secret
10. 10.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Practice match starts at 4 pm in the school ground.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
11. 11.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your code is 7730. Our staff will never ask for it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) covering your screen (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) an OTP in a group chat
13. 13.🔢 Safe or unsafe: typing it in yourself? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
14. 14.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your library book is due on Friday.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
15. 15.True or false: “an OTP for a “prize”” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) typing an OTP on a link (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) PIN on a sticky note
17. 17.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) telling a parent (c) typing it in yourself (d) hanging up on “the bank”
18. 18.📩 You get an OTP you did not ask for. What should you do? (a) reply with your PIN (b) ignore it, tell a parent (c) post it (d) send it to the caller
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sharing a PIN with a pal (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) an OTP for a “prize” (d) typing it in yourself
20. 20.True or false: “typing an OTP on a link” is a safe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔢 Who is allowed to ask you for an OTP? (a) nobody (b) a bank caller (c) a game helper (d) a delivery person
22. 22.Which of these is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) ignoring a surprise OTP (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) covering your screen (d) hiding the PIN pad
23. 23.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “This is your bank. Tell me the OTP to stop your card being blocked.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
24. 24.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) telling OTPs to callers (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) typing an OTP on a link (d) hiding the PIN pad
25. 25.🏧 What is the safest way to keep a PIN? (a) in a chat (b) in a notebook (c) only in your memory (d) on the card
26. 26.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Share the OTP and we will add free game coins to your account.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) keeping OTPs secret (b) typing it in yourself (c) an OTP in a group chat (d) hiding the PIN pad
28. 28.True or false: “hiding the PIN pad” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🔢 Safe or unsafe: ignoring a surprise OTP? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking with a parent (b) a PIN like 1234 (c) keeping OTPs secret (d) typing it in yourself
31. 31.🔢 Safe or unsafe: hanging up on “the bank”? (a) an unsafe step (b) a safe step
32. 32.🔢 Safe or unsafe: a locked phone screen? (a) a safe step (b) an unsafe step
33. 33.🔑 What does OTP stand for? (a) online ticket price (b) only text password (c) one-time password (d) open the phone
34. 34.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “You have won ₹5,000! Tell us the OTP to receive it.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
35. 35.True or false: “an OTP in a group chat” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.☎️ A caller says “I’m from your bank, tell me the OTP.” Best action? (a) read it out (b) ask them to wait (c) send it by text (d) hang up, tell an adult
37. 37.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “I sent my OTP to your number by mistake. Please send it back.” (a) a normal message (b) a scam trick
38. 38.📩 Scam trick or normal message? “Your friend’s account is locked. Send me the code to unlock it.” (a) a scam trick (b) a normal message
39. 39.Which of these is a safe step with OTPs and PINs? (a) typing an OTP on a link (b) a PIN in your notes app (c) covering your screen (d) a PIN like 1234
40. 40.True or false: “keeping OTPs secret” is an unsafe step with OTPs and PINs. (a) False (b) True

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